ABSTRACT
At a fundamental level, capturing cinematic virtual reality (cine-VR) imagery is very similar to capturing other types of digital images. Dedicated 360° cameras are housings that hold multiple sensors and lens combinations to capture disparate slices simultaneously. There are reasons why the readers may still want to have the camera record each individual slice for stitching together in post-production. This chapter discusses the capture of cine-VR content which would result in a monoscopic viewing experience, meaning a single flat image projected as a sphere for viewing. There is another type of cine-VR viewing experience that creates a 3D effect known as stereoscopic imaging. A critical component of what sets cine-VR apart from standard 360° video is that it is produced in cinematic fashion. Audio in cine-VR should work with images to make the virtual experience more dynamic, more memorable, more believable, more educational, and more effective.
